Community Corrections Officer, Young Community Corrections/CSNSW

Community Corrections Officer

Talent Pool Creation

Corrective Services NSW

Location:  Young Community Corrections Offices

Salary:  Clerk Grade 5/6 (Starting at $97, 027 pa) plus Employer’s contribution to Superannuation and Annual Leave Loading  

Position Type: Ongoing - Fulltime

Training:  Paid training with a Certificate IV in Correctional Practice

Join us Now.  Become a Community Corrections Officer to make a difference!

Aboriginal candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Location

Young is a vibrant community in the South Western Slopes region of New South Wales and is the largest town in the Hilltops Region. It is surrounded by orchards, olive groves and is known as the Cherry Capital of Australia. Young has scenic landscapes, and rich cultural heritage, providing a fulfilling lifestyle. Working in this area allows you to contribute significantly to community safety while enjoying the benefits of regional living, such as a close-knit community, lower cost of living, and a more relaxed pace of life.

Your role

As part of a high functioning and diverse team who value working together and providing support to each other. You will work with offenders, to create strategies to manage their risk of reoffending, and set long and short-term goals. You will also apply various methods to monitor offenders’ compliance and conduct home visits. We provide great working conditions with strong work culture focus and staff engagement activities.

 Download the role description.

What you’ll do

Community Corrections Officers are trained to provide case management for offenders being supervised on community-based orders such as Parole Orders, Intensive Corrections Orders and Community Corrections Orders and work with offenders in custody to prepare for their release into the community on parole.

There are extensive training opportunities and promotion opportunities as you progress. If you enjoy writing, working with a great team, being busy and liaising across multiple stakeholders then this work will interest you!

To learn more about the role, including what is involved in the job, watch this YouTube video and Community Corrections Career page. Download a day in the life of a Community Corrections Officer

We’re looking for

• People who are prepared to do their very best in line with our values and behaviours with a strong focus on community safety
• Understand the NSW criminal justice system
• Commitment in providing support and strengthening relationships between Communities and Justice and the local Aboriginal community
• Excellent Communications skills, the ability to maintain confidentiality and display integrity
• Case Management experience, high resilience, great motivation, and a positive attitude
• Ability to work in a challenging environment and apply cultural sensitivity

For more information visit Community Corrections and visit the DCJ Aboriginal Careers webpage. You may also refer to A Day in the Life of A CCO and the resilience flyer as CCO.

To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and click the ‘Apply now’ button.

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

Want more information?  Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

We do work that really matters

Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) delivers professional correctional services and programs to reduce reoffending and create safer communities. We house remand and sentenced inmates in correctional centres and supervise offenders serving orders in the community.

CSNSW provides reports and advice to courts and releasing/parole authorities and assesses offenders in the community and in custody for relevant interventions to reduce their risks of reoffending. CSNSW works in partnership with other government and non-government justice and human services agencies to support victims, facilitate restorative justice and promote reintegration.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close Sunday 9th March 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for Corrective Services, please contact the hiring manager Lisa Hewitt on 0438 865 143 or at lisa.hewitt@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best, please call Lorraine Fernandes on 0475 878 312 or via lorraine.fernandes@dcj.nsw.gov.au 

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool specifically for the Young location may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months .

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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